5th Anniversary Writing Contest Stories

In July 2016, Short Fiction Break hosted the 5th Anniversary Writing Contest in partnership with The Write Practice. The theme was “Scar,” and we invited writers to submit stories of 1,500 words or fewer.

Winners of the 5th Anniversary Writing Contest

We received hundreds of excellent submissions. After much deliberation, our judges selected the following winning stories:

All Contest Stories

Though we could select only six prizewinners, we offered all entrants the opportunity for publication. Our writers worked hard to craft compelling stories, and their writing is well worth a read. You can find all the stories from the contest below, or navigate between them here.